Despite the decline in Britain’s food self-sufficiency, asparagus farming is reviving along the sand dunes of the Merseyside coast
Served to aristocrats in Covent Garden and first-class passengers on the Titanic, “Formby asparagus was all the rage at one time,” says Gordon Loughlin. Grown in the 200 acres of sand dunes along Merseyside’s coast in Formby the asparagus was sought after centuries ago for it’s distinct flavour.
Formby’s asparagus history was recently celebrated by The Formby Asparagus Project. Run by the National Trust and part of the Sefton Coast Landscape Partnership Scheme, the project is formed of volunteers living in the area keen to revive the Formby asparagus. Loughlin is one of the project’s most active volunteers.
May 21, 2017 at 11:08AM
from Sarah Whitehead
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